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Tag: Collaboration
New research shows the more women on a company’s board, the more market value is lost
CATONSVILLE, MD, November 12, 2019 – A company with a gender-diverse board of directors is interpreted as revealing a preference for diversity and a weaker commitment to shareholder value, according to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science .…
Widespread misinterpretation of gene expression data
Reproducibility is a major challenge in experimental biology, and with the increasing complexity of data generated by genomic-scale techniques this concern is immensely amplified. RNA-seq, one of the most widely used methods in modern molecular biology, allows in a single…
WPI researchers discover vulnerabilities affecting billions of computer chips
Security flaws affecting Intel and STMicroelectronics CPUs could be used to steal or alter data on billions of devices
Study shows biomarker accurately diagnoses deadly infant disease
New Orleans, LA – A diagnostic study of 136 premature infants found that a protein involved in managing harmful bacteria in the human intestine is a reliable biomarker for the noninvasive detection of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Led by researchers and…
WPI wins NSF grant to help New York city youths at risk for human trafficking
Team will use data analytics and optimization tools to identify and recommend resources
Researchers lift the curtain behind the ‘black box’ of data broker records
New study reveals key strengths and weaknesses of data records
Researchers lift the curtain behind the ‘black box’ of data broker records
New study reveals key strengths and weaknesses of data records
Researchers lift the curtain behind the ‘black box’ of data broker records
New study reveals key strengths and weaknesses of data records
LSU Health New Orleans awarded $1.74 million for Usher Syndrome antisense therapy research
New Orleans, LA – Jennifer J. Lentz, PhD, Associate Professor at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Genetics and Ophthalmology, in collaboration with Robert K. Koenekoop MD, PhD and Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Human…
Assigning workers to new networks boosts sustainability
Organizations looking to lead quests for sustainability can train troops within their ranks, but the traditional boundaries like experience, seniority and departments aren’t where the payoffs lie. Social scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) and The Nature Conservancy joined to…
Artificial Pancreas System Better Controls Blood Glucose Levels than Current Technology
Study based at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and other centers finds new system has safety, efficacy benefits for people with type 1 diabetes
From Haft Tappeh to the world wide web
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz und Mainz University of Applied Sciences are digitizing 3,500-year old cuneiform texts
AI gets access to big novel chemistry space for quick and effective drug discovery
San Diego (CA) – Insilico Medicine, in collaboration with ChemDiv, Inc., launched a drug discovery initiative that aims to use the power of artificial intelligence for screening chemistry space with newly designed compounds. The initiative is expected to identify a…
Animal Study Registry could improve data quality and reduce wasted lives
The irreproducibility of preclinical data is impeding scientific progress and the development of effective new medical therapies. The Animal Study Registry was launched in January 2019 as a response to the reproducibility crisis and the scientific community’s quest for greater…
10 million Euro ERC Synergy Grant awarded for study of medieval populations
IAS’s Patrick Geary among four PIs to head study
American Chemical Society’s president comments on award of 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2019 — On behalf of the American Chemical Society (ACS), President Bonnie Charpentier, Ph.D., congratulates today’s winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: John B. Goodenough, Ph.D., the University of Texas at Austin; M. Stanley Whittingham, Ph.D.,…
AFAR to lead national program office of new Clin-STAR coordinating center of the NIA
Led by AFAR, Johns Hopkins, UCSF, and Yale, Clin-STAR will synergize career development of clinician-investigators across specialties and disciplines to improve care of older adults
Security in a heartbeat
Sandia partnering with New Mexico small business to test biometric technology
Visiting professor collaborates with researchers on artificial muscles
The Army’s corporate research laboratory recently hosted a professor from Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering to collaborate on chemically-powered artificial muscles for the future Soldier. Professor Daniel Hallinan spent 10 weeks at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities…
How to make carbon pricing palatable to air travellers
Travellers are willing to pay a little more for flights if they know the extra money will be used to address carbon emissions, a new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business has found. How those fees are presented…
Tyumen historians spoke about the evolution of Russian universities
Tyumen Historians Spoke About the Evolution of Russian Universities at an International Conference
Recommendations to prevent secondary fractures in adults 65+ with osteoporosis
Coalition recommendations target health care professionals who care for older adults at risk for osteoporotic fractures
Reaffirming the value of international collaborations
Scientific collaborations across the globe are an important part of modern research. However, political and economic strife between governments, such as current tensions between the U.S. and China, can threaten these vital connections, according to an article in Chemical &…
Entos Pharmaceuticals announces research, development and collaboration agreement
EDMONTON, Alberta, October 2, 2019 — Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Entos” or the “Company”), a healthcare biotechnology company focused on the development of next-generation nucleic acid-based therapies using their Fusogenix drug delivery platform, today announced it has entered into a research,…
GARDP and Entasis Therapeutics initiate global phase 3 trial of zoliflodacin
The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), a not for profit organisation developing new treatments for drug resistant infections, and Entasis Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ETTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel antibacterial products, today…
New smallpox vaccine tested by USAMRIID receives FDA approval
Army scientists played a key role in testing a new smallpox vaccine approved last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Marketed under the brand name JYNNEOS, the product, developed by Bavarian Nordic, is a live, non-replicating vaccine for…
Study helps surgeons determine optimal approach for broken hips
New Orleans, LA – Robert Zura, MD, Professor and Robert D’Ambrosia Chair of Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was part of an international collaborative study group whose findings will help orthopaedic surgeons identify the best individual…
Supporting a patient-led movement to cure ALS — and other rare diseases
New $453,000 grant supports I AM ALS to develop technology and build a scalable movement to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Tripolye ‘mega-structures’ were ancient community centers
Special class of buildings reflect social organization in Ukraine in the 4th millennium BCE
Pew funds six research teams to pursue scientific discoveries
PHILADELPHIA–The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today the six pairs of researchers who will make up its 2019 class of Innovation Fund investigators. These investigators–alumni of Pew’s biomedical programs in the United States and Latin America–partner on interdisciplinary research to tackle…
New SU2C teams accelerate clinical trials for difficult breast & prostate cancers
LOS ANGELES – Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is launching teams of experts to lead innovative attacks on two types of cancer that have defied conventional treatment: triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in women and metastatic prostate cancer in men. The…
12 early-career scientists win PROLAB awards
Twelve emerging scientists will receive grants this year from the Promoting Research Opportunities for Latin American Biochemists program, or PROLAB, to advance their research by working directly with collaborators in laboratories in the United States, Canada and Spain. Since 2012,…
UM awarded 2nd Latin American research ethics grant
Grant will help foster academic research integrity in Latin America
NSF awards two ‘convergence accelerator’ pilot grants to UNC Charlotte
Two faculty teams at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have received awards in phase 1 of the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program, a major new research investment by the agency, designed to “accelerate use-inspired convergence research in…
With $4 million grant, CSU and Front Range Community College team up for transfer students
Grant will support at least 150 students
Albeit it exists: Unexpected new material has been quenched to ambient pressure
Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS together with colleagues from Germany and Sweden achieved a result that seemed impossible. The researchers managed to create at ultra-high pressures a new material that preserves the structure and properties…
How do social networks shape political decision-making?
Researchers say science can explain — and improve — group decision-making
LSU Health New Orleans awarded $13.6 million for expanded cancer clinical trials network
New Orleans, LA – LSU Health New Orleans has been awarded a $13.6 million grant by the National Cancer Institute to expand its successful statewide clinical trials network with a special emphasis on minority and underserved cancer patients. Principal Investigator…
Novel approach leads to potential sepsis prevention in burn patients
Study demonstrates possibility of treating antibiotic-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa
Eliminating visual stimulation may help counter symptoms of spatial neglect after stroke
Kessler stroke team observes effects of blindfolding on postural asymmetry after hemorrhagic stroke
Friendships factor into start-up success (and failure)
Research finds friendship is a key factor to escalating commitment when entrepreneurial teams face f
French major energy player Total joins National Carbon Capture Center
Continuing its international engagement in technology innovation, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Carbon Capture Center – which is managed and operated by Southern Company – has welcomed French major energy player Total as a new member. Total is…
Surgeons report success in reducing opioid prescribing without increasing patients’ pain
Michigan-wide effort cut prescription size by nearly a third without increasing patients’ pain or de
Brookhaven Lab and University of Delaware Begin Joint Initiative
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Delaware (UD) have begun a two-year joint initiative to promote collaborative research in new areas of complementary strength and strategic importance.